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The Ethics of Sex
Helmut Thielicke
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Description for The Ethics of Sex
Paperback. Combining scientific understanding and Christian insight, this is a comprehensive and magisterial discussion of the theology of sexual ethics, ranging from sexual relationships and gender equality to birth control and artificial insemination. Translator(s): Doberstein, John W. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM1; HRCM; HRCV4. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. .
A potentially difficult text for today's Christians, The Ethics of Sex gives a fascinating insight into the mindset of how a Christian thinker considered gender and sexuality when the definitions of both were becoming more and more fluid. Caught between the points of the harsh restrictions of the Third Reich, and the revolutionary approach popularised in the 1960s, Thielicke offers a modern reader the opportunity to understand more of this pivotal period in history. In The Ethics of Sex, Thielicke confronts hot-button issues, many of which are still controversial today, like abortion, homosexuality and artificial insemination. Here he forges a ... Read more
A potentially difficult text for today's Christians, The Ethics of Sex gives a fascinating insight into the mindset of how a Christian thinker considered gender and sexuality when the definitions of both were becoming more and more fluid. Caught between the points of the harsh restrictions of the Third Reich, and the revolutionary approach popularised in the 1960s, Thielicke offers a modern reader the opportunity to understand more of this pivotal period in history. In The Ethics of Sex, Thielicke confronts hot-button issues, many of which are still controversial today, like abortion, homosexuality and artificial insemination. Here he forges a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780718894566
SKU
V9780718894566
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About Helmut Thielicke
Helmut Thielicke first came to prominence as a German Lutheran minister during the last days of the Second World War in Stuttgart. In the face of bombing raids and Nazi opposition, Thielicke carried on preaching to a congregation of thousands. After the war was over, he joined the faculty of the University of Tübingen as Rector and Professor of Systematic ... Read more
Reviews for The Ethics of Sex
"On every page there is evidence of his theological grasp and his alert human perception." Church of England Newspaper "There is an impressive balance in his judgements, and sexual questions are discussed with academic detachment, yet also with a warmth of human understanding." Methodist Recorder "Dr Thielicke's study is a valuable contribution to the necessary revaluation of the ... Read more